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Juneteenth Booklist for All Ages 2023

Library Services

Officially recognized as a Federal Holiday in 2021, Juneteenth (June 19th) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865, took control

Pride Month Booklist for Kids & Teens

Youth Services

Picture Books Rainbow: A First Book of Pride by Michael Genhart Check It Out My Moms Love Me by Anna Membrino https://catalog.spokanelibrary.org/catalog/Record/7b451aa6-3bcc-4169-a482-2a471a2a5709Check It Out My

Earth Day Book List | 2021

Skyler

Earth Day has been celebrated on the 22nd of April every year since 1970. The theme for 2021 is “Restore Our Earth.” In honor of Earth Day, Spokane Public Library created a list of books about the environment. Including fiction and non-fiction, this booklist should have something for everyone who cares

Book List for Muslim Ramadan & Eid al-Fitr

Skyler

View these titles for kids and young adults about Islam, Ramadan, and Eid al-Fitr. This year, Ramadan takes place April 12- May 12, 2021. Picture Books Lailah’s Lunchbox: a Ramadan Story by Reem Faruqi Book Mommy’s Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow Book Ramadan Moon by Na’ima B. Robert Book Salam Alaikum: a message of peace by

Black History Month | Book List for Kids 2021

Skyler

Picture Books Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine and Kadir Nelson Book Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly and Laura Freeman Book Trombone Shorty by Bryan Collier Book Memphis, Martin and the Mountaintop: the Sanitation Strike of 1968 by Alice Faye Duncan and R. Gregory Christie Book The Case for Loving: The Fight

Black History Month | Book List Recommended by Community Members

Skyler

For Black History Month, we reached out to members of Spokane’s Black community and asked them to share a couple of their favorite books or books they felt were important for others to read. Recommended by Kiantha Duncan, Spokane NAACP President African Americans in Spokane by Jerrelene Williamson, Spokane Northwest Black

Recommended Reads of 2020

Skyler

This year is/was, in short, a trip. One way to escape our own reality was to immerse ourselves in that of another via reading anything and everything. Straight from SPL staff to you, we present our Recommended Reads of 2020. The books in this list, published this year (or late 2019), grasped our attention through

Make an Embroidered Snowflake Card

Skyler

This year might just be the perfect one for sending holiday cards. Since we can’t see our friends and extended family in person this year, a card that lets someone know you’re thinking of them can really brighten their day! Normally, I host Crafternoon programs to let patrons make their

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Juneteenth Booklist for All Ages 2023

Library Services

Officially recognized as a Federal Holiday in 2021, Juneteenth (June 19th) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865, took control

Pride Month Booklist for Kids & Teens

Youth Services

Picture Books Rainbow: A First Book of Pride by Michael Genhart Check It Out My Moms Love Me by Anna Membrino https://catalog.spokanelibrary.org/catalog/Record/7b451aa6-3bcc-4169-a482-2a471a2a5709Check It Out My

Earth Day Book List | 2021

Skyler

Earth Day has been celebrated on the 22nd of April every year since 1970. The theme for 2021 is “Restore Our Earth.” In honor of Earth Day, Spokane Public Library created a list of books about the environment. Including fiction and non-fiction, this booklist should have something for everyone who cares

Book List for Muslim Ramadan & Eid al-Fitr

Skyler

View these titles for kids and young adults about Islam, Ramadan, and Eid al-Fitr. This year, Ramadan takes place April 12- May 12, 2021. Picture Books Lailah’s Lunchbox: a Ramadan Story by Reem Faruqi Book Mommy’s Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow Book Ramadan Moon by Na’ima B. Robert Book Salam Alaikum: a message of peace by

Black History Month | Book List for Kids 2021

Skyler

Picture Books Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine and Kadir Nelson Book Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly and Laura Freeman Book Trombone Shorty by Bryan Collier Book Memphis, Martin and the Mountaintop: the Sanitation Strike of 1968 by Alice Faye Duncan and R. Gregory Christie Book The Case for Loving: The Fight

Black History Month | Book List Recommended by Community Members

Skyler

For Black History Month, we reached out to members of Spokane’s Black community and asked them to share a couple of their favorite books or books they felt were important for others to read. Recommended by Kiantha Duncan, Spokane NAACP President African Americans in Spokane by Jerrelene Williamson, Spokane Northwest Black

Recommended Reads of 2020

Skyler

This year is/was, in short, a trip. One way to escape our own reality was to immerse ourselves in that of another via reading anything and everything. Straight from SPL staff to you, we present our Recommended Reads of 2020. The books in this list, published this year (or late 2019), grasped our attention through

Make an Embroidered Snowflake Card

Skyler

This year might just be the perfect one for sending holiday cards. Since we can’t see our friends and extended family in person this year, a card that lets someone know you’re thinking of them can really brighten their day! Normally, I host Crafternoon programs to let patrons make their

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